stereoscopic photographs

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300162872

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  • Refers to double pictures of the same scene that produce the effect of three dimensionality when viewed through a stereoscope. They were first envisioned in 1832 by the English physicist Charles Wheatstone, who described this as a uniquely photographic art form, since a draftsman could not draw two scenes in exact perspective from viewpoints separated only 2 1/2 inches, which is the normal distance between human eyes necessary for the three-dimensional effect. Wheatstone's mirror stereoscope was not practical for use with photographs, and the invention was not popular until the 1850s, when Sir David Brewster, a Scottish scientist, designed a simpler viewing instrument. The introduction of the collodion process, which simplified exposure and printing techniques, allowed three-dimensional photographs to become a popular craze. They may be daguerreotypes, negatives, or other forms of photographs. For images in the form of photographic prints on cards, use the more specific term

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Revolving stereoscope viewer (A. Mattey)

Item is a wooden tabletop stereoscope with binocular viewer made with 50 built in glass stereographs of landscapes from Quebec and Montreal, factories and vernacular photography. Top of the stereoscope can open for additional light. Inside the object is a revolving metal belt (patented by Alexander Beckers) holding the stereographs that can be turned by the circular handles on the outside of the viewer.

Written on object: 76/Unis-France Stereoscopes Mattey-Paris/3.

Stereographs, Complexes (Buildings and Sites)

2 stereoscopic photographs by Keystone View Co.
4 stereoscopic photograph by Underwood & Underwood
1 stereoscopic photographs by Kilburn Brothers, 3 in association with James M. Davis
4 stereoscopic photographs by Strohmeyer & Wyman
1 stereoscopic photograph by AM. Mutoscore & Biograph Co.
1 stereoscopic photograph by W. Tylar
1 stereoscopic photograph by Stereo-Travel Co.
1 stereoscopic photograph by J. F. Jarvis
1 stereoscopic photograph by C. Degoix
29 stereoscopic photographs by unidentified publishers
2 series of stereoscopic photographs (1 on Sears Roebuck & Co.; 1 on T. Eaton Co.)

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